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As more NATO countries meet spending targets, some push to raise goals
Over 2/3 of NATO allies now meet the minimum defense spending requirement but some are pushing to raise the target amid uncertainty over Russia and Trump.
US senator claims Putin ‘doesn’t want Ukraine’
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Senate Committee on Armed Services member, claimed on a political talk show that Vladimir Putin 'doesn’t want Ukraine.'
Sherman, Pentagon’s tech leader, to leave post for Texas A&M
John Sherman told Congress last year that the U.S. must “regenerate” its electronic warfare capabilities after years of neglect.
Powerful GOP senator eyes ships, jets, nukes in defense spending surge
Sen. Wicker's plan lays out an additional $55 billion above FY25 defense spending caps.
Key Republican calls for ‘generational’ increase in defense spending
Sen. Roger Wicker said he'll seek an additional $55 billion in defense spending over the limits forged in the deal to suspend the nation’s debt limit.
Opinion
Under Siege: Business risk in the new age of warfare
America’s long-established methods of protecting against international threats may be inapplicable, ineffective, or too costly to pursue.
By Michael McLaughlin and Kurt Sanger